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Argentine senna (Cassia corymbosa)
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Argentine senna

Cassia corymbosa (accepted: Senna corymbosa) · Fabaceae · all Cassia records · also called Senna corymbosa · Wikipedia

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Cassia corymbosa is on-list in the evidence table. Its single directional source includes the shrub in a garden column of recommended low-flammability species.

The record is also filed under the accepted name Senna corymbosa. One ecological report records an introduced-established status on that accepted-name basis; it is separate from the fire recommendation. With one fire row, the page stays limited evidence. That source presents a recommendation, not a computed score.

The genus page retains the current taxonomic route, and related plants keeps comparison records nearby. The recommendation's published wording remains in the source table.

Form
shrub
Rated in
Valencia, Spain / western Mediterranean
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Valencia, Spain / western Mediterranean

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Documented in FL, GA, LA, MA, MS, SC, TX.
Introduced / established
1 sourced range or established record. This is not an invasive warning.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Cassia corymbosa (Senna corymbosa). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/cassia-corymbosa/. Last verified 2026-08-23.